Folks who have enrolled in the creator payout program on Twitter/X are reporting earnings through the platform’s Ads Revenue Sharing. If you’ve come across screenshots of X’s emails to these users, you might be curious about the excitement surrounding it. Let me break it down for you: Ads Revenue Sharing…
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Smart Megwai
Smart is a technology journalist covering innovation, digital culture, and the business of emerging tech. His reporting for Innovation Village explores how technology shapes everyday life in Africa and beyond.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has extended its ‘custom instructions’ feature to users of the GPT-3.5 model without charge. Originally launched in beta for ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4) subscribers, this ChatBot feature lets users avoid repetitive prompts. Custom instructions empower users with more influence over how the ChatBot formulates responses to specific prompts. OpenAI…
Google has introduced eSignatures for Google Docs, following the positive results of the alpha testing initiated in June 2022. This feature is now entering an open beta phase for Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and it will also be available in beta for specific Google Workspace customers. Google Docs now include…
Similar to Zoom and Google Meet, WhatsApp has begun introducing a variety of features to enhance different types of interactions within the app. This week marked the official launch of the screen-sharing function, enabling users to share their screens during video calls. Towards the end of the previous month, CEO…
In the town of Sagamu, located in Ogun State, Nigeria, a remarkable achievement unfolded within a Federal Government Girls College (FGGC). A group of students hailing from this institution presented an exceptional creation known as Kiki Saggy. This smart robot, named after its birthplace “Òkìkíọlá Sagamu,” was skillfully crafted by…
Spotify has announced the expansion of its DJ feature, previously in Beta since February for users in the U.S. and Canada. The company said it is now rolling out this feature to 50 “markets” worldwide. In a recent press statement, the music-streaming giant confirmed that the DJ feature will be…
Mark Zuckerberg has just announced the official launch of WhatsApp’s screen-sharing feature. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg mentioned that WhatsApp now allows users to share their screens during video calls. This announcement comes after a prior report regarding the Beta testing of the screen-sharing feature in video calls. Although the…
SeerBit is developing a unified payment ecosystem that streamlines and simplifies the digital payment process in Africa. The startup’s journey began in 2011 when founder Omoniyi Kolade established Centric Gateway, a pan-African fintech company serving enterprise clients such as UBA Bank, FMCB, Ecobank, and Keystone Bank. While Centric Gateway enjoyed…
MTN is organising a hackathon specifically for skilled tech developers and innovators in the fintech space, especially those with expertise in mobile money. The telecom giant is inviting these talented individuals to take part in the MTN MoMo API Hackathon, which aims to generate solutions that will shape the future…
Elon Musk’s influence has brought a wave of enhancements to 𝕏, the app experiencing a surge of improvements since his acquisition in November. Remarkably, nearly all of these enhancements are reserved exclusively for blue subscribers. X has been consistently rolling out a plethora of new features recently, with August ushering…
Yesterday, Iraq’s Ministry of Communications took the decision to block the Telegram messaging app due to concerns related to national security and the need to protect users’ data. The ministry expressed that the app had mishandled data, leading to this step. In a statement, the ministry said that it asked…
The Ghanaian government has approved a green-minerals policy today to better oversee the mining and production of lithium. Bloomberg Africa shared this development on Twitter/X, highlighting the government’s commitment to enhancing the value of Ghana’s mineral resources, with a focus on green minerals. This decision follows an earlier statement by…
TikTok has introduced a new feature called “Comment Care Mode,” aimed at protecting users from anti-bullying actions. This discovery was made by Jonah Manzano, a Social Media Enthusiast, who shared it on Twitter/X. The screenshot he posted indicates that users can access the new feature through Settings and Privacy >…
Last year, Google launched a new feature it called “Results About You” to help account owners have more control over the personal info that shows up in its Search results. Things like a person’s name, address, or phone number, often shows up in search results, which of course is a privacy issue.…
Looks like Elon Musk’s idea of transforming Twitter/𝕏 into an everything app is slowly being unveiled. The Elon Musk’s owned platform is reportedly planning to launch its own stock trading platform, via Semanfor, which claims that the company is “seeking a financial-data giant to build a trading hub inside the…
WhatsApp has once again been spotted to be developing a new security feature that will help user protect their account. This was made known by WABetaInfo which discovered this in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.15 update from the Google Play Store. In a future update, the instant-messaging platform will ask…
Uber and Safaricom have announced a strategic partnership that enables riders in Kenya to make payments for trips using the widely popular mobile banking service, M-Pesa. The collaboration was unveiled at an event today, marking a significant step towards further integrating mobile money services into the country’s transportation industry. Safaricom,…
Instagram is reportedly planning to introduce labels that identify posts created or modified using generative AI tools.. This came to light through a screenshot shared by Reverse Engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, which showcased an in-app message explaining the upcoming change. The message in the screenshot reads, “The creator or Meta said…
Google recently introduced a new safety feature for Android users called “Unknown Tracker Alerts.” This feature allows users to manually scan for trackers on their device. If a tracker is detected, the user will receive an alert and be guided through the necessary steps. The purpose of this feature is…
OpenAI continues to fulfill its promise to expand the availability of the ChatGPT app for Android. The Android app is now accessible in Nigeria, again making, the West African country, the first to have access to this popular AI software. Additionally, users from Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan,…